Wayne.. thanks for the thorough explanation. Clearly the pump is superior to turning over rocks. I loved my fishing trip to the San Juan some years ago. I took my daughter along on that trip and we caught so many fish that for the first time she was able to land, release, and manage her own rig. I t...

Wayne.. I'm interested to know whether you seine the river bottom to see the color of the nymphs. I've fished a couple times in different parts of Colorado, and that is the only place I've found blood midges. Here i've found cream and black of course, but not other colors. I don't necessarily follow...

Ray.. the artwork is pretty amazing... not sure I'm ready to turn my non-techy brain onto AI Art generative whatever you said...but the name and art work is a hoot. Oh yeah.. the fly aint too shabby either.

DUBBN... the use of sighter wax on the leader has been hit or miss with me...either I don't put enough, or not in the right places...high sticking the soft hackles certainly has its benefits at times though...
thanks for sharing your experiences..

purple turkey... can't find that at my local shop.... sounds tasty however. the spey thing has been high on my list lately. Went fishing last week with the Line Speed Jedi on the Deschutes. We both fished hard on a very wet and fishy day, but neither touched a fish. Another angler just down stream w...

Just to keep the chatter flowing... I agree with DUBBN on one thing.. being able to see the line where it enters the water and recognizing what is a strike is something that I first learned bass fishing with a plastic worm. My father-in-law could drown a purple worm over structure for hours and caug...

oops.. my reply didn't make the cut the first time.... Don't want you to think no one appreciates your beer chugging skills. I pretty amazed that the Utah crowd has allowed that beer label to actually be distributed in the state... and maybe it isn't... i've not seen it anywhere before. But, being a...

Chug... my decision to go mono depends mostly on water I'm planning to fish, and wind. Unless i'm using heavy jigs and fishing deep, trying to fight the mono rig and casting into a wind just gets old in a hurry. If fishing this way, I carry a rod set up with the mono rig. If I'm thinking I may want ...

DUBBN... mono rig... I'm a fan of Troutbitten, watched and read a lot of Dom's stuff. I've used his system quite a bit and prefer a lighter rig than the 20#butt section. I've at times gone down to 5# which some would say is Spanish Nymphing. There's a section of the Metolius in the winter where the ...

which one is "Tuck"... guy on left or right? Nice book... wish I could fish those waters..